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• Age 17 years or older
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Unrestricted 20/20 eyesight (vision correctable to 20/20 accepted) with no color blindness
• Valid driver’s license at time of background investigation; must be able to obtain an Illinois commercial driver’s license if required by the functional area

• 1st Year....................... $18.07 per hour
• 2nd Year..................... $22.59 per hour
• 3rd Year...................... $29.37 per hour
• 4th Year...................... $33.89 per hour
• 1st Year Journeyman.... $40.66 per hour
• Journeyman................. $45.18 per hour

* Subject to change pursuant to collective bargaining.

• Vacation, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Overtime Pay, Personal Days
• Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Safety Equipment and Inclement Weather Clothing

1. Employment application – all applicants must submit a City of Springfield Employment application
2. Orientation (optional)
3. Oral interviews
4. Written exam
5. Mandatory climbing orientation (for Lineman/Substation candidates only)
6. Background investigation
7. Medical exam, drug screening and functional capacity evaluation